Nightfall Secrets: Pro Tips No One Will Tell You

Are you ready to tackle the challenges of Nightfall this week in Destiny 2?

As a seasoned Guardian, you know that Nightfall Strikes are some of the toughest PvE content in the game.

They require skill, coordination, and the right loadout to emerge victorious.

Many Guardians struggle with the modifiers, Champions, and mechanics that rotate each week in Nightfall.

Failing to prepare properly can lead to frustration as your fireteam wipes repeatedly.

But don’t worry—I’ve spent countless hours mastering Nightfalls and can provide pro tips and tricks for a flawless run through this week’s strike.

As a Destiny expert and sherpa, I’ll break down the current modifiers, recommend optimal weapon and subclass loadouts, and provide a detailed walkthrough of each encounter.

By the end of this article, you’ll be fully equipped to confidently take on Nightfall this week and earn those coveted rewards.

Let’s dive in!

The Importance of Solo Play and Team Coordination

As an experienced Nightfall sherpa who has helped countless Guardians achieve flawless runs, I can confidently say that mastering solo play and team coordination is crucial for success in Nightfall Strikes.

Here’s why:

1. Solo Mastery Builds Confidence

• Practicing Nightfall solo lets you learn the mechanics, spawn locations, and optimal strategies intimately.
• Solo flawless runs prove to yourself that you have the skill and game knowledge to handle any challenge.
• This self-assurance boosts your confidence when playing with a team, helping you stay calm and focused under pressure.

2. Effective Communication is Key

• In a team setting, clear callouts of enemy spawns, champion locations, and mechanic timings are essential.
• Coordinating supers, heavy ammo usage, and revives requires constant communication.
• Teams that talk to each other, strategize loadouts, and move as a unit will always outperform teams that don’t.

3. Playing Your Role

• Knowing and executing your role is just as important as individual gun skills.
• Whether you’re on add clear, champion stunning, or dealing with mechanics, fulfilling your role helps the team succeed.
• Being a team player and adapting your playstyle to fit the group’s needs are hallmarks of a top-tier Nightfall player.

In my experience, the best Nightfall teams have a mix of confident solo players who have mastered the fundamentals and work together as a cohesive unit.

Spending time honing your skills alone and learning to synergize with teammates is the surest path to achieving flawless runs week after week in Destiny 2’s most challenging PvE content.

Focus on these two areas, and you’ll be racking up Conquest medals and Grandmaster clears quickly.

Pro Tips for Flawless Dungeon Runs

As a seasoned dungeon conqueror, I’ve spent countless hours mastering the unique challenges of Shattered Throne, Pit of Heresy, and Prophecy.

Each dungeon requires a different approach, but flawless runs are within your grasp with the right strategies and loadouts.

Here are my top tips for each:

1. Shattered Throne

• Prioritize adding clear and staying alive in the opening encounters
• Use Witherhoard or Anarchy to control crowds and chunk down bosses
• During Vorgeth, focus on firing the wizards and dunking as a team to minimize the danger
• For Dul Incaru, run Well of Radiance and Celestial Nighthawk Golden Gun for massive damage
• Bring plenty of arc and solar shields to match the elemental shields of Taken enemies

2. Pit of Heresy

• Hive mods like Hive Barrier and Invigoration are clutch for survivability
• Bring at least one Divinity for overload champs and one Lament for barrier champs
• Ball duping still works – have one person grab the ball, and a Nightstalker Hunter invites the whole team past
• Focus on staying alive in the tunnels – it’s a marathon, not a sprint
• Xenophage + Well of Radiance trivializes the Chamber of Suffering and Zulmak encounters

3. Prophecy

• Always kill the snipers first in the opening encounter, or they’ll one-shot you into the abyss
• Anarchy + Breach and Clear mod is the play for the first boss DPS from safety
• Prioritize the blights in cube room and wasteland to keep Taken multipliers under control
• Passive guard + Protective Light + Taken/Hive barrier mods make you incredibly tanky
• Well, Warlocks use Lunafactions, boss spec, and slug shotguns for insane final boss damage

4. General Dungeon Tips

• Communicate constantly about spawn timings, enemy aggro, and resurrections
• Spec for 100 recoveries and resilience for maximum survivability
• Have each person equip different champion mods to cover all bases
• Coordinate armor-piercing, overload, and unstoppable mods for maximum champion-stopping power
• Play your life, team shoot, and move carefully – going slow is okay!

By applying these dungeon-specific tips and mastering the fundamentals of solo play and team coordination covered earlier, you’ll be racking up flawless dungeon clears like clockwork.

Navigating Grandmaster Nightfall Challenges

Grandmaster Nightfalls are the ultimate PvE test in Destiny 2, and for good reason.

With contest mode enabled, extra champions, match games, and limited revives, even the most skilled teams can struggle to go flawless.

As someone who has gilded my Conqueror title multiple times, here are my top tips for overcoming Grandmaster challenges:

1. Play It Safe

• In GMs, everything one-shots you, so play defensively and prioritize staying alive.
• Use cover constantly, and don’t peek lanes with barrier champions
• Coordinate with your team to cross sniper sightlines together when pushing up
• If you have a res token, only use it when your whole team is safe – don’t chain deaths
• It’s okay to slowly whittle down enemies from a safe distance with scouts and pulses

2. Master Enemy Patterns

• Knowing exactly where enemies spawn and what abilities they use is key in GMs
• Pre-firing spawns and pre-throwing grenades can instantly delete ranks of ads.
• Certain enemies are high priority to kill, like Yellow Bar snipers, shriekers, and boomers
• Always stun champions quickly before they can fire their devastating weapons
• Communicate spawns and champion types with your team so you’re never caught off guard

3. Choose the Right Builds

• The best defense is a good offense in GMs – kill enemies before they can kill you.
• High burst damage supers like Celestial Nighthawk, Cuirass of the Falling Star, and Nova Bomb are top-tier.
• Ursa Furiosa Bannershield is incredible for safely rezzing and blocking damage.
• Bleak Watcher Turrets can infinitely stun-overload champs and lock down entire rooms.
• Weapons with Explosive Payload, Timed Payload, and Vorpal do bonus damage to champs.
• Double special weapons with Aeons gauntlets generate crazy amounts of heavy ammo.

Mod Recommendations

• Protective Light is a must-have – it reduces the damage when your shields break.
• Elemental Charge + High Energy Fire + Stacks on Stacks buffs your weapon damage on multi-kills
• Boss Spec, Major Spec, and Minor Spec boost weapon damage on the appropriate enemy tiers.
• Sniper Resist, Concussive Dampener, and Arc/Solar/Void Resist all stack to reduce incoming damage.

By playing defensively, killing efficiently, and thoughtfully building your character, your fire team will be able to tackle any Grandmaster Nightfall that Bungie throws your way.

Communication, coordination, and preparedness are key.

Loadouts and Builds for Success

As a veteran of countless Nightfall runs, I can confidently say that loadout selection is one of the most important factors in achieving a flawless clear.

Choosing the right weapons and armor can distinguish between a smooth, efficient run and a frustrating series of wipes.

Here’s what you need to consider:

1. Exotic Weapon Choices

• Anarchy and Witherhoard provide incredible ad clear and boss damage over time
• Eriana’s Vow and Divinity are top-tier options for dealing with barrier and overload champions
• Izanagi’s Burden and Cloudstrike offer high burst damage for dealing with majors and champs
• Lament and Falling Guillotine are excellent for stunning unstoppable champs and burning down bosses
• Warmind Cell weapons like Seventh Seraph Officer Revolver and Ikelos_SMG_v1.0.2 can spawn cells for ad clear

2. Armor Exotics

• Celestial Nighthawk and Cuirass of the Falling Star turn your supers into boss melting machines
• Ursa Furiosa and Phoenix Protocol provide incredible support for your team with near-infinite banner shields and wells
• Aeon Soul gloves can generate heavy ammo for your whole team on finishers
• Orpheus Rigs gives you more shots of Moebius Quiver for burst damage and crowd control
• Lunafaction Boots are a must-have for Warlocks running Well of Radiance for boss DPS

3. Champion Mods

• Understand which weapons can equip anti-barrier, overload, and unstoppable mods each season.
• Double-check your mods before launching the strike to ensure your team has all champions covered.
• Coordinate as a team to ensure multiple people have each mod equipped in case one person dies.
• Stunning champions immediately is crucial – don’t let them get their abilities or shots off.
• Try to save heavy ammo for burning champions – primaries and special weapons are your best options for stunning.

Loadout selection is both an art and a science. It would be best to consider your playstyle, team composition, and the demands of the specific Nightfall.

However, by following these guidelines and communicating with your team, you can create highly effective builds that will make even the toughest Nightfalls achievable.

Overcoming One-Shot Mechanics and Champion Challenges

In Grandmaster Nightfalls, death can come swiftly and unexpectedly from one-shot mechanics and champion abilities.

As a GM sherpa, I’ve developed a keen eye for recognizing these threats and effective strategies for dealing with them.

Here’s what you need to know:

1. Surviving One-Shots

• Snipers, shriekers, cyclops, and other powerful enemies can instantly kill you if you peek for too long.
• Learn these enemies’ spawn locations and firing lanes, and avoid them when possible.
• If you must challenge a one-shot enemy, coordinate with your team to team-shot it quickly
• Utilizing cover is essential – always have an escape route planned in case you take fire.
• Don’t rez teammates in sniper lanes or the open – wait until the area is clear.

2. Champion Strategies

• Communicate the location and type of champion to your team as soon as you see it.
• Focus all fire to stun the champion before it can activate its abilities
• Position yourself at medium range – too close, and you risk being meleed; too far and you can’t stun effectively
• Coordinate weapon Elements to break elemental shields on barrier champs quickly
• For overload champs, spread out to avoid being hit by their teleport blast, then collapse and stun
• Treat unstoppable champions like minibosses – use your heavy supers to burn them before they smash you

You can keep your fire team alive and in the fight by mastering these techniques to avoid one-shots and efficiently burn champions.

Remember, communication is key – callouts can be the difference between life and death in Grandmasters.

Community Insights and Desired Features

As an active member of the Destiny 2 community, I’ve seen firsthand the passion and dedication Guardians have for Nightfall strikes.

However, I’ve also noticed a growing desire for more solo-friendly options and better rewards.

Here’s what the community is saying:

1. Solo Strike Playlists

• Many Guardians enjoy the challenge of tackling difficult content solo, but Nightfalls require a fire team.
• Adding matchmaking for lower difficulty, Nightfalls could help solo players engage with the mode more.
• A separate solo queue with adjusted champion counts and revive mechanics could provide a satisfying challenge.
• Solo flawless runs could offer bonus rewards or exclusive emblems to chase

2. Strike-Specific Rewards

• In D1, each Nightfall had unique weapons and armor to chase, which added to the replayability.
• Nightfall-exclusive rewards are limited to a small selection of weapons and cosmetics.
• The community would love to see more strike-specific loot, like armor sets, sparrows, ghosts, and ships.
• Earning a full set of gear from a particular strike could grant a special glow or visual effect.

Implementing these features would make Nightfalls more engaging and rewarding for all types of players.

As a community, we’re passionate about strike content and eager to see it continue to evolve and improve.

Conclusion

Mastering Nightfalls is a journey that requires skill, dedication, and a willingness to learn.

Focusing on solo play, team coordination, loadout optimization, and situational awareness will prepare you to conquer any Nightfall challenge.

Remember to communicate clearly, play patiently, and adapt to each strike’s unique demands. Embrace the challenge, learn from your mistakes, and celebrate your victories.

I hope this guide has provided valuable insights and strategies to elevate your Nightfall game. Now it’s time to put these tips into practice and start racking up those flawless runs.